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Member brief No. TX-03

Reviewed October 31, 2026

TX-03 · Texas

Keith Self

Republican. Trump won Texas in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028
75
Born March 20, 1953.
Lean
R+11
Solidly Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since
2023
Served since January 3, 2023.
Cash on hand
$292K
$292,331. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026
Re-elected

Over Evan Hunt (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary
Won with 80.2%

March 3. Next: Mark Newgent, 19.8%.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Donald Trump, Turning Point Action.

None on record: Club for Growth, MAHA PAC.

What a race here costs

TV: Dallas–Fort Worth, 3.26 million homes. The district is 8.6% of the market; 3 markets in all.

2026 primary: $576K spent, $7.24 a vote

2024 general: $498K spent, $1.31 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

  • Chair of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Europe

Committees: Foreign Affairs · Science, Space, and Technology · Veterans’ Affairs

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share
62.45%
Victory margin
+24.91 pts
Trump, 2024
58.89% · +20.07 pts

Margin 4.84 points above Trump. Vote share 3.56 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Sandeep Srivastava. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Past cycles are not yet in our data.

Scorecards and grades

Conservative average, out of 100
96.7
Progressive average, out of 100
11.5 (LCV 1, Progressive Punch 4, Stop Corruption Now 30)
IAP Action score, immigration
192, rank 8 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024
A

Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.